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X61t flash bios

#1 Post by deickos » Sat Jan 25, 2025 5:19 pm

Decided to put a samsung ssd in this machine so i will have to install the bios update for sata2 speeds, the thing is i have win 7 64bit and have to flash the iso somehow (doing it in windows only works for 32bit). I have thought some workarounds but would like to hear from someone who has done it already...
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Re: X61t flash bios

#2 Post by dr_st » Sun Jan 26, 2025 2:20 am

The standard suggestion is to burn the ISO on a CD or to a bootable USB stick (using a tool like Rufus), boot from that, and perform the BIOS update.
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Re: X61t flash bios

#3 Post by axur-delmeria » Sun Jan 26, 2025 12:06 pm

I have a vague memory of a successful BIOS flash on 64-bit Windows 7, but used a different (probably newer) version of the windows-based flashing program. But it's been more than a decade since I did that, so I can't remember the specifics.
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Re: X61t flash bios

#4 Post by deickos » Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:11 am

dr_st wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 26, 2025 2:20 am
 The standard suggestion is to burn the ISO on a CD or to a bootable USB stick (using a tool like Rufus), boot from that, and perform the BIOS update.
have tried that and nothing happened (or was flashed successfully in a split second?)
T500 - T9600, 8g ram, 1680x1050
T420 - 2450M, 16g ram, 1366x768
X61t - L7500, 4g ram, 1024x768
W520 - 2760QM, 16g ram, 1920x1080
X201 - 560M, 8g ram, 1280x800
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Re: X61t flash bios

#5 Post by dr_st » Sun Feb 02, 2025 2:09 am

deickos wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:11 am
dr_st wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 26, 2025 2:20 am
 The standard suggestion is to burn the ISO on a CD or to a bootable USB stick (using a tool like Rufus), boot from that, and perform the BIOS update.
have tried that and nothing happened (or was flashed successfully in a split second?)
I do not think so. You probably need to get into the BIOS and configure your laptop to boot from that CD/USB.
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